AQW 10359/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 16/11/2020
Answered On Date: 01/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether any plans exist to increase sexual health (i) promotion; (ii) testing; (iii) resources generally when it proves possible to relax or remove COVID-19 public health restrictions.

Answer:

The Public Health Agency is committed to promoting good sexual health. Significant progress continues including public health information campaigns, development of relationships and sexuality training programmes for schools and community organisations, new sexual health services for students in higher and further education settings.

Future sexual health service provision including testing will as a necessity form part of the wider rebuilding of hospital services and will be kept under review as this more extensive piece of work evolves. Additional resources will be bid for as and when required.